Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Busts on the Roof

In Livorno you can fish fake Modigliani's heads from the bottom of a canal, but you could also find some even more mysterious sculptures on the roof of a building in Piazza Mazzini. A local legend says that these busts are dedicated to the wives of an unlucky man who lost them in a short time, one after the other.
Livorno
Anyway, the busts don't really look feminine: the right one has even some kind of winged cap like the one of the Roman god Mercury.
Livorno
The second bust is too worn to make out any detail. If the legend is true, this tribute notwithstanding, I guess the poor guy had some troubles trying to marry again.

See also: Modì's Heads - Looking at the Sea
External links: Mercury (Wikipedia)
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10 comments:

  1. Luis GomezDecember 11, 2013 at 12:52 AM

    Great post VP.

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  2. RandyDecember 11, 2013 at 3:43 AM

    These are nice. Not something we would find here.

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  3. JackDecember 11, 2013 at 4:46 AM

    Those are crazy legends. Those are busts of men. I am not going to explain how you can tell . . .

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  4. cieldequimperDecember 11, 2013 at 8:25 AM

    Oh lol. Especially at Jack.

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  5. Babzy.BDecember 11, 2013 at 10:51 AM

    ineresting legend :)

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  6. VPDecember 11, 2013 at 2:34 PM

    Jack - I guess we had the same thought...

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  7. KarlDecember 11, 2013 at 8:01 PM

    I wonder where remained the rest of these nice statues...

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  8. HalcyonDecember 12, 2013 at 7:47 AM

    You have such a funny sense of humour. Love this post.

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  9. AkoDecember 13, 2013 at 10:56 AM

    Non sapevo di questi busti, sono bellissimi :)

    Jacopo

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  10. UnknownDecember 14, 2013 at 4:25 PM

    I like to see them worn.

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